HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania passed the 2022-23 state budget on July 8, and one of the key parts of this budget included more funding for nursing homes. In support of this, Gov. Tom Wolf has joined ...

Pennsylvania state agencies will begin enforcing new staffing requirements at long-term care facilities across the Commonwealth, which took effect July 1. The new rules set a minimum number of hours ...

PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Attorney General Michelle Henry announced that her office recently secured commitments from several companies, which operate dozens of nursing homes within Pennsylvania, to comply ...

Elizabeth Lang, who lives in Pittsburgh’s South Hills, still remembers the difficulties her parents faced when they could no longer live in their own home. “I watched my parents' needs not be met at a ...

For the first time in 25 years, staffing standards at Pennsylvania nursing homes have been updated. The staffing ratio increases passed by the Wolf Administration late last year went into effect July ...

Pennsylvania's Medicaid reimbursement rate for long-term care is lower than surrounding states, leading to facility closures and staffing shortages. Nursing home staff are leaving for higher-paying ...

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Pennsylvania is facing an urgent nursing shortage that threatens the foundation of our health care system. The numbers are staggering — by 2026, the state is projected to be short 20,000 nurses, ...